Brewer captured 87 percent of the vote in the GOP primary election, according to early unofficial vote returns from the Associated Press.

At the time that she signed into law her state's controversial immigration measure, Brewer was involved in a competitive primary battle. But Brewer's political stock within Republican circles soared in the months after she put her signature to the bill, and two of her primary challengers dropped out of the contest.

After numerous stories that Obama wasn't doing enough to help Meek's bid for his party's nomination, White House officials recently stressed that the president was firmly supportive of Meek. Obama appeared with the candidate last week, giving Meek a hug upon arriving in Florida for a Democratic party fundraiser. Meek also spoke at the fundraiser.

And Clinton headlined three Meek rallies last week. The former president had already served as the main attraction at several fundraising events for Meek and penned fundraising e-mails for the candidate.

Hollywood, Florida (CNN) – Kendrick Meek used his victory speech Tuesday to try and establish himself as the candidate for Democratic voters in November. He noted that he is "running against two conservative candidates" - a clear swipe at Charlie Crist, the Republican turned independent who could siphon votes away from Meek in November.

Meek, who according to a CNN projection has won the Democratic Senate nomination in Florida, moments ago sent out a thank you to people on his campaign's email distribution list:

"We did it! I am about to step on the stage at our rally here in Miami, but I wanted to send you a quick note of thanks before I do.

All of our hard work paid off – I am officially the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate.
I am 100 percent certain that we couldn't have gotten here without your dedication and support. The pundits thought this seat could be bought. Our critics wrote us off. But, together, you and I proved them wrong. We defied the odds.